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Police capture Russian organized crime leader in İstanbul
Under the tenure of Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, leaders of international criminal organizations and many of their members settled in Turkey. In recent operations, it was disclosed that some gang members had acquired Turkish citizenship despite search warrants against them.
4 December 2023
Grain silo explosion in Derince port: Expert report still not disclosed for four months
Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu criticized the lack of an official statement regarding the explosion in the Turkish Grain Board silos at Derince Port, and the non-disclosure of the expert report, despite four months passing. Emphasizing that the explosion in Turkey's most modern silo, which will be inoperable for two to three years, has caused not only casualties, but also a significant national asset loss, he questioned, "Is there no one responsible for this?"
4 December 2023
Earthquake strikes in the Sea of Marmara
Earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.1 and 4.5 occurred in Gemlik Gulf, in the Sea of Marmara.
4 December 2023
HEDEP MPs petition Parliament Human Rights Commission for 81-year-old Makbule Özer
People's Equality and Democracy Party deputies have applied to the Parliament Human Rights Inquiry Commission for 81-year-old Makbule Özer, for whom the Forensic Medicine Institute issued a report suggesting she could remain in prison.
1 December 2023
Bedri Adanır
reports
Earthquake education support plan raises questions as six affected provinces left out
The government will provide financial support for students in the region affected by the February earthquakes, but several provinces and some types of schools were not included in the plan.
1 December 2023
Bedri Adanır
HEDEP leader challenges 'trustees' to run for mayor
“In the upcoming elections, we will bury this trustee system in the ballot box. We will send the trustee back to their hometown, to the Palace," said Bakırhan.
1 December 2023
Twenty-two arrested following raids in Bitlis, Van
Seven of the 43 detainees, accused of "membership in a terrorist organization" and "aiding the organization," were released on November 29.
1 December 2023
Minimum wage becoming average wage 'an intentional choice of government'
Around 50% of workers in Turkey earn a wage similar to the minimum wage, reaching 70% in the private sector, DİSK chair noted ahead of the minimum wage negotiations.
1 December 2023
'Bîrgeh' conveys the memory of institutions closed by State of Emergency practices
Institutions with Kurdish and dissident identities that were closed through state of emergency practices are documented in the book titled "Bîrgeh Memory Almanac". The publication includes 246 civil society organizations and 42 media outlets, with a focus on those based in Diyarbakır.
1 December 2023
Ferid Demirel
Court rules for removal of Turkish Medical Association leadership in ‘chemical warfare’ case
The case stemmed from association chair Korur-Fincancı’s claims that Turkey might have used chemical weapons against the PKK in its cross-border operations.
1 December 2023
Criminal complaint filed against man sharing child abuse images on Ekşi Sözlük
First Women and Children Association, filed a complaint with the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office, demanding the identification and prosecution of the user who shared photos and videos of child abuse on the online platform Ekşi Sözlük. The platform issued a statement indicating that the mentioned content has been removed and criminal complaint made for the identification of the individual.
1 December 2023
Education Ministry introduces AI classes for middle schools
The ministry has dedicated a unit specifically to the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence, aiming to ensure students use these technologies in accordance with ethical principles.
30 November 2023
Journalist in exile: 'Turkey makes statements against Israel but imposes no sanctions'
bianet interviewed Metin Cihan, who is a journalist in exile and is under investigation based on a complaint by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family following his claim that Mert Çetinkaya, the partner of Burak Erdoğan, continued trading with Israel despite the massacres in Palestine.
30 November 2023
Hikmet Adal
Elected with half a million votes, sentenced for 'membership in a terrorist organization'
The Human Rights Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch made a statement regarding sentencing of the Mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Selçuk Mızraklı, to more than 9 years in prison once again in the retrial. The statement emphasized that Mızraklı was elected with 62% of the vote in the local elections in Diyarbakır on March 31, 2019.
30 November 2023
Syrian human rights activist Ahmed Katie reportedly detained in Turkey
Katie's detention was confirmed by another human rights activist, though the background and reasons for the detention remain undisclosed.
30 November 2023
'Child suicides should be investigated'
The Human Rights Association announced that child suicides have increased by 40% in the last two years. Upon detailed examination of these data, it emphasized that in some regions, there is a higher prevalence of suicides among girls.
30 November 2023
Controversial confessor ‘identified 669 suspects in 32 hours’
Confessions of Ümit Akbıyık led to the arrest of 50 pro-Kurdish politicians, civil society representatives and journalists.
30 November 2023
Hikmet Adal
Reaction to interim decision in Tahir Elçi case
Presidents of Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations expressed their reactions in response to the court's rejection of all requests and call for an opinion in the case regarding the murder of former Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi, and said "One day, all perpetrators of Tahir Elçi will be held accountable before the judiciary."
30 November 2023
Journalist İsmail Arı acquitted in 'libel' case filed by former minister
Arı had covered a tender in which Mustafa Varank's cousin secured a contract.
29 November 2023
Ruken Tuncel
reports
Tahir Elçi murder case: 'Hearing Davutoğlu could have changed the course of the trial'
Diyarbakır Bar Association President Nahit Eren reminded that the then-Prime Minister Davutoğlu described this murder as a 'dark political assassination.' He said, "Therefore, Davutoğlu, who knew that period best, could have changed the course of the trial if he had been heard in court, but there were some who didn't want that."
29 November 2023
Ruken Tuncel
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Turkey freezes assets of 62 individuals and 20 foundations
The assets of 62 individuals and 20 foundations and associations have been frozen, according to the decision published in the Official Gazette. The move comes as part of measures taken on grounds of alleged "financing of terrorism."
29 November 2023
Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey
The IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, among the partners of the "Our Media" project, together with organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has published a report analyzing 'media self-regulation.'
28 November 2023
Özel to Bahçeli: 'Kurds are less equal in Turkey because of you'
CHP leader Özgür Özel stated, "In Diyarbakır, Batman, Van, and Mardin, Kurds elect mayors in a total of 54 cities and districts, but you appoint trustees at those municipalities to replace them."
28 November 2023
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Government implements controversial urban transformation law in quake-hit Hatay
The amended law allows the authorities to designate any area in the country a “reserve housing zone,” sparking “dispossession” concerns.
28 November 2023
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Turkey's climate goals 'critically insufficient'
Despite its relatively low historical responsibility for the climate crisis, today, Turkey is one of the top 15 countries with the highest total emissions and its climate goals are considered "critically insufficient."
28 November 2023
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Lawyers challenge ‘suicide' verdict in suspicious death in Kocaeli prison
For the second time in two years, a “terror” convict died suspiciously in the same prison.
28 November 2023
Evrim Kepenek
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EP Rapporteur for Turkey to join the Saturday Mothers gathering
European Parliament Standing Rapporteur for Turkey, Nacho Sánchez Amor, is coming to Turkey to participate in the 975th gathering of the Saturday Mothers/People in Galatasaray on Saturday.
28 November 2023
Mehmet Ali Ağca who shot Pope John Paul II standing trial for robbery
Ağca who murdered left-wing journalist Abdi İpekçi in 1979 and later shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on 13 May 1981, has changed his surname to Aslan.
28 November 2023
Five students arrested for ‘membership in armed organization’
The lawyer of the students said the decision was based on the statements of an informant alleging that two youth groups had ties to the PKK.
28 November 2023
Storm submerges the Black Sea Coastal Road
The Black Sea Coastal Road was submerged in Rize and Trabzon due to the waves created by the storm. The section of the road from Çayeli to Trabzon was closed to traffic.
28 November 2023
BDS Turkey calls for boycott against Zorlu holding
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement has announced a boycott against Zorlu Holding, stating that the power plants in which Zorlu Holding is a partner meet at least 7% of Israel's annual electricity needs and that Zorlu Holding is the largest Turkish capital group in Israel.
27 November 2023
Prisoners commence hunger strike demanding freedom for PKK leader
The declaration of the strike coincides with the anniversary of the PKK's founding.
27 November 2023
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